The Portland daily press., 1887-04-21
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Remember the temperance concert at the
Gospel Mission tonight.
The wharf at White Head, Cushing's Is
land, is entirely gone and it is difficult to tell
where it formerly was.
The Willis Chautauqua Circle will meet
this evening with Miss Helen Clark GA Garlic
ton street.
The Democratic State committee meets at
the United States Hotel, Portland ON Thurs
day the 2sth inst
DR.. Hill's lecture in Browns Block, an
nounced for this evening" has been postpon-
ed to Friday at s p. m.
Although this winter has been so severe
the amount Of coal burned at the City Build
ing will be less than last year by about 35
tons.
The First Baptist Sabbath School will hold
its annual meeting for election of officers
this afternoon at23O in the vestry. A full
attendance is desired.
The Vincent Chautauqua Circle will meet
on Friday evening with Miss Addie Brock,
No. rs Park street. The Circle will enjoy an
evening with Shakespeare.
Owing to the extremely low tides the
launching of Captain Weeks's new island
steamer, the Greenwood, will not take place
today.
The letter box at the junction of Congress
and Free streets, having been removed to
make room for an electric light pole. has
been placed in W. S. Banks's drug store for
the present.
Arthur Abel and fellow named Mcguire.
Tuesday night visited the hen roost of VIM.
Haggett and carried away twelve of the
feathered occupants. Last night Officers
Steele and Rowe arrested the thieves and
they were locked up.
The Maine Union Holiness Association
will hold three days convention with the
Free Baptist church in Dexter, commencing
Tuesday, May 8, at 10 o'clock a. m. All
friends Of scriptural holiness are cordially
invited to join in the work of the conyen-
ton.
In November last Bosworth sPost pur-
chased the real estate on the corner of Free
and Cotton streets The matter of building
nan ON this lot for the use of the post has
been talked Of and sketches of such build
ing have been made. At the meeting Friday
evening next the question of the expediency
of building hall will come before the Post
for discussion.
The Rev. Henry Blanchard, in response to
inquiries, will give a brief series of sermons
expository of Universalist doctrine on Sun
day mornings in the Congress Square church
The topics viii be: God, Christ, the Holy
Spirit, the Evil One. All persons interested.
and especially all who have Abandoned regu-
lar church attendance, are cordially invited
to attend.
Mr.. Mcintosh has built large addition to
the Post Office on Peaks Island which af-
fords much more room for the transaction of
his rapidly increasing business. Lock boxes
Will be added to the Office. Among the new
cottages to be built on the island will be one
by Mrs lnnes OF the lines House, near the
Bay View House. Mr.. Fred Kicker will
build one or two. Several will be started on
the bank in front of the Avenue House.
The steamer Of the new line between Port
land and Damariscotta will make landings
at Squirrel Island, Inner Heron Island and
other summer resorts. Arrangements will
be made for passengers at low rates from
Lewiston and Auburn and other points to
the various seashore lresorts. Freight will
receive fast despatch by this line as Boston
shipments will reach Boothbay and Squirrel
Island the noon following the evening ship
ment